Six Figures EP is Levon Vincent’s second release via his own Novel Sound imprint, & like the first (which we feel was overlooked by many) is just as essential.
Having won the patronage of techno royalty Jeff Mills (who reportedly bought up multiple copies of Function’s superior Isolation twelve to sell in his Tokyo store), the label now celebrates a dozen releases in typically low-key fashion, with three remixes by the cream of their talent pool of unknown artists’ unknown tracks.
Since his debut for Ai in 2003 Claro Intelecto (aka the Mark Stewart who wasn’t in the Pop Group) has established himself as one of the most talented of British techno producers, without ever actually bettering his magisterial debut. We look at his latest release for Manchester’s Modern Love label.
Two slabs of white vinyl from two veteran Detroit producers who wish to remain anonymous, under the banner of Sons of the Dragon. The rhetoric, track names and sound of the project has a distinct whiff of Underground Resistance about it, but let’s leave the whodunit speculation to the online forums and let the music do the talking.
Mathew Jonson’s Wagon Repair used to be a must-check label, but in recent times has come to resemble a curate’s egg; good in parts. So I was intrigued with the Discogs Real Love ep which paired up Italians Donato Dozzy and Giorgio Gigli with their border-buddies from Geneva’s Mental Groove label.
Kann 01, The Big Easy EP by Sevensol & Bender is a solid three tracker of luscious deep house music that you can not afford to miss.
Matthias Rahn better known as M.Rahn has silently been releasing high quality dub techno for a number of years.
Chaton is Swiss producer & label owner of Plak Records.His latest EP, “+91 Ahead” comes in two parts, the first part is from Chaton himself with (Session 1) then later there will be (Session 2) with remixes from Agnès & Ripperton.
Wasteland comes with a certain degree of hype absent from previous Tin Man releases. Alongside the usual props from Hardwax, the mini-album was also single of the week on Boomkat. Adding to the air of expectation was the credit on the label that Rashad Becker, one of the key players at Berlin’s legendary Dubplates and Mastering had a hand in production duties.
After punishing rib cages with their heavier-than-heavy warehouse track “Inside Out”, KiNK and Neville Watson make a welcome return to Dutch powerhouse Rush Hour.
Laubner seems to be ploughing his own furrow with what I can only describe as “lonely house”: maudlin synthlines weave in and out of clattering snares, while the low end thumps impatiently in the background. If house is a feeling, STL is pretty down.
Focusing on the more experimental side of house and techno, Meakusma bring us the third of three EP’s in their Rüts series
These Games EP comes courtesy of up coming producer talent from Levon Vincent, and has been released on Jus Ed’s new sub label, Novel Sound.
This is one of the great joys of techno and house. A small label comes out of nowhere with an attention to detail and level of quality rarely found in the usual glut of releases that we flick through every week.
Following on from his excellent but possibly overlooked Technique EP, Scott Grooves brings us his debut for Hollands legendary Clone label.
